At the closing time on the 23rd, the number of rising stocks of the Nikkei average constituent stocks was 175, the number of falling stocks was 50, and the number of unchanged stocks was 0.
The U.S. stock market was down on the 22nd. The Dow average closed at 40,712.78 dollars, down 177.71 dollars (-0.43%), the Nasdaq closed at 17,619.36, down 299.63 points (-1.67%), and the S&P500 closed at 5,570.64, down 50.21 points (-0.89%). Weekly jobless claims had no surprises, and the sharp concern about the rapid deterioration of the labor market subsided, leading to an increase after the opening. The number of existing home sales also exceeded expectations, and selling shifted to high-tech stocks due to rising long-term interest rates. Subsequently, selling intensified due to profit-taking in anticipation of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Powell, and the market expanded its decline towards the end.
Although US stocks fell, the Tokyo market started cautiously. In the closed-door deliberations, BOJ Governor Ueda stated that "the financial market continues to be in an unstable situation" and "for the time being, we will closely monitor its movements with a very high level of tension." He also explained that "if we can confirm that our economic and price forecasts are being realized as we expect, we will maintain our basic stance of adjusting the degree of monetary easing". Although there was some consideration for the market, the exchange rate temporarily reached a high of 145.20 yen per dollar, leading to a stronger yen and weaker dollar. Under the influence of the stronger yen, the Nikkei average temporarily dipped into negative territory compared to the previous day. However, in the afternoon, BOJ Governor Ueda explained that there were no differences between himself and Deputy Governor Uchida, which helped alleviate concerns and put a halt to the stronger yen trend. The Nikkei average rebounded and ended the trading session.
The closing price of the Nikkei average was 38,364.27 yen, up 153.26 yen (+0.40%) from the previous day. The trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 1.3 billion 17.2 million shares, with a trading value of 3 trillion 400.8 billion yen. By industry, other financing business, precision instruments, construction, securities and commodity futures trading industry, and machinery rose, while only 4 sectors, wholesale trade, marine transportation, electric appliances, and information and communications industry, declined. The number of rising stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market accounted for 57% and the declining stocks accounted for 38%.
The top contributor to the rise was First Retail <9983>, which pushed the Nikkei average up by about 62 yen with one stock. The second place was taken by Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063>, followed by Terumo <4543>, Daikin <6367>, TDK <6762>, SoftBank G <9984>, Chugai Pharmaceutical <4519>, and others.
On the other hand, the top contributor to the decline was Toyo Electric <8035>, which pushed the Nikkei average down by about 68 yen with one stock. The second place was taken by Advantest <6857>, followed by Laser Tec <6920>, KDDI <9433>, Mitsubishi Shoji <8058>, Oriental Land <4661>, M3 <2413>, and others.
* As of 15:00
Nikkei Average Stock Price 38,364.27 (+153.26)
Rising stock count: 175 (contribution +339.00)
Falling stock count: 50 (contribution -185.74)
Number of unchanged stocks 0
○ Top advancing stocks
Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution
<9983> First Real Estate 45690 640 62.77
<4063> Shin-Etsu Chemical 6392 116 18.96
<4543> Terumo 2800 70 18.31
<6367> Daikin Industries 18100 515 16.84
<6762> TDK 9988 116 11.38
<9984> SoftBank G 8474 54 10.59
<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical 7220 106 10.40
<7741> HOYA 20605 605 9.89
<4568> Daiichi Sankyo 5955 98 9.61
<9735> Secom 10505 275 8.99
<4901> Fujifilm 3770 60 5.88
<6971> Kyocera 1745 21 5.49
<6645> Omron 5925 162 5.30
<6954> Fanuc 4257 30 4.90
<2801> Kikkoman 1728 30 4.82
<7267> Honda 1578 22 4.32
<6988> Nitto Denko 11670 130 4.25
<8591> Orix 3574 115 3.76
<6724> Seiko Epson 2701 58 3.76
<9843> Nitori HD 21535 230 3.76
Top decreasing stocks
Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution
<8035> Tohoku Electric 27105 -700 -68.65
<6857> Advantest 6382 -225 -58.84
<6920> Laser Tech 28350 -905 -11.83
<9433> KDDI 4792 -47 -9.22
<8058> Mitsubishi Corporation 2971 -56 -5.49
<4661> Oriental Land 4030 -95 -3.11
<2413> mthree 1432 -32.5 -2.55
<4507> Shionogi & Co., Ltd. 6650 -76 -2.48
<6146> Disco 43240 -320 -2.09
<6526> Sosei Group Corporation 3157 -57 -1.86
<2502> Asahi GHD 5445 -55 -1.80
<7974> Nintendo 8225 -51 -1.67
<6501> Hitachi, Ltd. 3461 -49 -1.60
<3092> ZOZO 4568 -49 -1.60
<3659> Nexon 2925 -22 -1.44
<4385> Mercari 2340 -37 -1.21
<6723> Renesas Electronics 2462 -36.5 -1.19
<8031> Mitsui & Co. 3019 -16 -1.05
<5803> Fujikura 4018 -30 -0.98
<9613> NTT Data Corporation 2118 -5.5 -0.90